Search results matching tags 'Conferences' and 'Events'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=Conferences,Events&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'Conferences' and 'Events'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)PASS Program Committee - Comments and Actionhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2015/03/30/pass-program-committee-comments-and-action.aspxMon, 30 Mar 2015 14:58:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:58302RickHeiges<p>Once again, I am serving on the PASS Program Committee this year for the App Dev Track.&nbsp; As we are about to start the reviewing process, I had some thoughts that I wanted to share.&nbsp; Last year, we had approximately 200 abstracts to review.&nbsp; It should be a similar volume this year.&nbsp; For me, abstracts usually go into three piles - Excellent, Very Good, and Good.&nbsp; There are only a few "Excellent" ones and a few "Good" ones with most being "Very Good".&nbsp; There is a numerical rating system that is used, but I am using verbal descriptions here.&nbsp;I made it through about 130 abstracts last year and I entered a comment on every one that I reviewed.&nbsp; Sometimes my comments were brief, but with a large number of&nbsp;abstracts and limited time, I did what I could.&nbsp; Some on our committee were very complete in making comments which also helped when we had our conference call to discuss them.&nbsp; My goal this year is to be more complete with comments and to get through more abstracts.</p><p>As we discuss and rank the abstracts, we have some criteria that tries to keep things in balance.&nbsp; We might get 5 Excellent abstracts for a particular subtopic, but obviously we only have a limited number of slots and can't select all 5 as other subtopic areas would not get attention.&nbsp; When the selected abstracts are announced, I'm sure that a debate will surface over the process.&nbsp; The process isn't perfect, but it has worked well for the Summit in the past getting some of the best content for the attendees.&nbsp; Also, the committee members are looking at the abstracts "blindly" as the submitter's name is not disclosed to us.&nbsp; Submitters take time to craft their abstracts and have a lot of personal pride in there.&nbsp; It is hard for anyone to take a rejection and not feel personally jilted - especially if there is little to no explanation of why or how it could be improved.</p><p>If you receive a rejection this year (and odds are that you will), I'd like to offer a suggestion to channel your passion in other areas besides an online debate.&nbsp; PASS has a plethora of Virtual Chapters that need content.&nbsp; Local Chapters are also in need of speakers and great content.&nbsp; Some chapters even do remote presentations so that you don't need to travel.&nbsp; SQL Saturdays are another great avenue for delivering content and are a lot of fun as well. Find another avenue to get your content delivered and show that evil Program Committee just how bad we messed up.&nbsp; :-)</p>Where do 100-Level Sessions belong at PASS?http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2014/11/13/where-do-100-level-sessions-belong-at-pass.aspxThu, 13 Nov 2014 15:24:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:56472RickHeiges<p>Now that the PASS Summit 2014 is over, I remember having a hard time deciding which sessions to attend and can't wait for the USB to arrive.&nbsp; This year, I was on the Program Committee for the first time ever.&nbsp; I would recommend the experience to all speakers or potential speakers at some point.&nbsp; I know with the explosion of SQL Saturday events that many more people have had to wrestle with how to choose content.&nbsp; The Program Committee has the main goal of selecting the content that will drive people to the Summit.&nbsp; There is a set of criteria that influences the the final selection that includes "Balance".&nbsp; Balance among many items such as # of new speakers, topics/subtopics, and level to mention a few.&nbsp; </p><p>During the Summit, I like to ask questions of attendees about their experience and often ask specific questions arond the content they are consuming.&nbsp; One attendee that I have seen for many years keeps coming back to the Summit for the 400-500 level sessions; he just wishes that we'd have more of them.&nbsp; I also make a special effort to ask First Timers about their experience as well and their thoughts around the level of content.&nbsp; The general response form this group is "Awsome!", but then I dig in a little deeper and ask about level.&nbsp; For this population, they are very happy with the 200-300 level material for the most part.&nbsp; A couple that I spoke with are very happy with 100 level because they are just so new to their role. But I did have some of the First Timers tell me that they avoid 100 level because they can get that material elsewhere.</p><p>I started to think about this a bit.&nbsp; Does 100 level content belong at the PASS Summit?&nbsp; IMHO, it depends... If there is a new technology/feature that needs introduction, then yes I believe 100 content can be valuable at the Summit.&nbsp; Topics such as Normalization Basics or Indexing Basics should not be at the Summit because that material should have been covered at a SQL Saturday, Chapter Meeting, or Webinar.&nbsp; Is that it? No, I believe the track of the Summit that could benefit from more introductory sessions would be the Professional Development track.&nbsp; The reason I see that it is beneficial for lower level content at the Summit it has&nbsp;a "Data Professional" spin and many of us don't think about some of these topics on a daily basis.&nbsp; I attended 2.5 Prof Dev sessions last week and gave a 10 Minute Lightning Talk on Interviewing.&nbsp; The information that was presented was not all that deep from my point of view, but it generated some good discussions.</p><p>Is there any other track at the PASS Summit where 100 level topics are appropriate or do they all belong somewhere else?</p>Keep Your Eyes to the Skieshttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2014/11/06/keep-your-eyes-to-the-skies.aspxThu, 06 Nov 2014 18:43:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:56302RickHeiges<p>Recently, a partner of Scalability &nbsp;Experts asked me to write a blog relating to the Day 1 Keynote of PASS Summit 2014.&nbsp; Here is a link to the post.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/keeping-your-eyes-on-the-skies-a-partners-view-on-sql-server-and-ucs" target="_parent">http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/keeping-your-eyes-on-the-skies-a-partners-view-on-sql-server-and-ucs</a>
</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal">Enjoy!&nbsp;</p>Webcast: What to Expect at the PASS Summit 2013 - Oct 3, 2013 @ 12:30pm EDThttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2013/09/30/webcast-what-to-expect-at-the-pass-summit-2013-oct-3-2013-12-30pm-edt.aspxMon, 30 Sep 2013 22:57:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:51173RickHeiges<p>It has been confirmed that I will be delivering a webcast on "What to Expect at the PASS SUmmit 2013" on Oct 3, 2013 at 12:30pm ET.&nbsp; Here is the link to register for the event.</p><p><a id="registrationURL" href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7411380526146008833" target="_blank">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7411380526146008833</a></p><p>This is targeted&nbsp;at First Time Attendees of the summit, but all are welcome to join.&nbsp; This webcast will go over items such as:</p><ul><li>How to Decode the Session Code</li><li>Meal Planning</li><li>Seating and Summit Ambassadors</li><li>Other Offerings : SQL Clinic, Labs, Community Zone, Luncheons, etc.</li><li>Odss and Ends</li></ul><p>This information is designed to take some of the "unknown" out of the equation for the attendee.&nbsp; Please let all First Time Attendees know about this webcast.&nbsp; And, it will be recorded and posted ASAP in case you can't join me for the Live Event.</p>What to Expect at the PASS Summit 2013http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2013/09/26/what-to-expect-at-the-pass-summit-2013.aspxThu, 26 Sep 2013 16:39:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:51140RickHeiges<p>Next week, I am tentatively planning a <strong>webcast on Oct 3, 2013 @ 12:30pm ET</strong>&nbsp;as I have done over the past couple of years aimed at First Time Attendees.&nbsp; Once I get things confirmed, I will post a link for registration.&nbsp; I updated my PPT Deck with the new information and realized that most of the message and events / timings are similar to the past two years.&nbsp;</p><p>I first did this webcast in 2011 and created a series of companion blog posts that are still very relevant for this year.&nbsp; Naturally, some references to locations and specifics to Seattle will not apply, but much of the information is consistent with this year's Summit and can still provide guidance to new attendees.&nbsp; So I am providing links to the blog posts below from 2011 and hope that they will be useful.to this year's attendees.</p><ol><li><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/09/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-1.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/09/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-1.aspx"><font color="#02469b">General Overview</font></a></li><li><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/12/what.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/12/what.aspx"><font color="#02469b">Planning Your Learning Itinerary</font></a></li><li><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/14/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-2.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/14/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-2.aspx"><font color="#02469b">Meals</font></a></li><li><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/15/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-4.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/15/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-4.aspx"><font color="#02469b">More Than Just Sessions</font></a> - <a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/20/be-prepared-to-ask-the-css-and-sqlcat-folks-your-toughest-questions.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/20/be-prepared-to-ask-the-css-and-sqlcat-folks-your-toughest-questions.aspx"><font color="#02469b">And Be Prepared</font></a></li><li><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/16/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-5.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/16/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-5.aspx"><font color="#02469b">Networking</font></a></li><li><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/16/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-6.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/16/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-6.aspx"><font color="#02469b">After Hours</font></a></li><li><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/16/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-7.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/16/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-7.aspx"><font color="#02469b">Social Networking Tools</font></a></li><li><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/19/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-8.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/19/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-part-8.aspx"><font color="#02469b">Logistics</font></a></li></ol>Join us in Las Vegas for SQLintersection and save $100http://sqlblog.com/blogs/aaron_bertrand/archive/2013/09/24/join-us-in-las-vegas-for-sqlintersection-and-save-100.aspxTue, 24 Sep 2013 14:04:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:51113AaronBertrandThe <a mce_href="http://devintersection.com/sql.aspx?s=118" title="http://devintersection.com/sql.aspx?s=118" target="_blank" href="http://devintersection.com/sql.aspx?s=118">SQLintersection</a> conference is taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the week of Hallowe'en (October 27th - 31st). While much of the hubbub this time of year surrounds the <a mce_href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2013" title="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2013" target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2013">PASS Global Summit</a>, I'm looking forward to SQLintersection for these reasons:
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://devintersection.com/sessions.aspx?s=118">Dozens of sessions</a> from some of <a mce_href="http://sqlintersection.com/speakers.aspx?s=118" title="http://sqlintersection.com/speakers.aspx?s=118" target="_blank" href="http://sqlintersection.com/speakers.aspx?s=118">my favorite peers and idols</a> in the SQL Server community;
</li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://sqlsentry.net/"></a>SQL Sentry is a diamond sponsor and we will be showcasing <a target="_blank" href="http://sqlsentry.net/performance-advisor/sql-server-performance.asp#features">our new AlwaysOn Management feature</a>; and,
</li><li>I always have a good mix of fun and learning at these events - especially since there is a mix of other disciplines involved in the conference at large (ASP.NET, Visual Studio, Azure, SharePoint...).
</li></ul>
I'll be giving these sessions, two of them with my friend and co-worker Kevin Kline:
<ul><li>An Intro to AlwaysOn Availability Groups</li>
<li>10 Query Tuning Techniques Every SQL Programmer Should Know (with Kevin)</li>
<li>Management Studio Tips &amp; Tricks</li>
<li>Keynote: Monitoring and Performance Tuning for AlwaysOn (with Kevin)
</li></ul>
To save $100 off your conference fees, use the discount code <b>BERTRAND</b> during <a mce_href="https://www.devintersection.com/register.aspx?s=118" title="https://www.devintersection.com/register.aspx?s=118" target="_blank" href="https://www.devintersection.com/register.aspx?s=118">registration</a>.24 Hours of PASS (July 2013): Recordings Now Available!http://sqlblog.com/blogs/sergio_govoni/archive/2013/08/06/24-hours-of-pass-july-2013-recordings-now-available.aspxWed, 07 Aug 2013 03:10:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:50398Sergio Govoni<P>The sessions of the event <A href="http://www.sqlpass.org/24hours/2013/summitpreview/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.sqlpass.org/24hours/2013/summitpreview/">24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview</A> (which was held on last July 31) were recorded and now they are available for online streaming!</P>
<P><A href="http://www.sqlpass.org/24hours/2013/summitpreview/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.sqlpass.org/24hours/2013/summitpreview/"><IMG style="WIDTH:212px;HEIGHT:84px;" border=0 src="http://sqlblog.com/files/folders/50399/download.aspx" width=212 height=84></A></P>
<P>If you have missed one session in particular or the entire live event, you can view and review your preferred sessions; you can find all details <A href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2013/Sessions/SneakPeeks.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2013/Sessions/SneakPeeks.aspx">here</A>.</P>
<P>This edition of 24 Hours of PASS wants to be a sneak taste of what you&nbsp;can&nbsp;expect from the next <A href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2013/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2013/">PASS Summit</A> that this year will be in Charlotte (NC) from 15 to 18 October 2013.</P>24 Hours of PASS - BA Stylehttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2013/01/29/24-hours-of-pass-ba-style.aspxTue, 29 Jan 2013 16:04:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:47386RickHeiges<p>Tomorrow will mark another chapter in the 24 Hours of PASS series.I am involved once again - this time in a moderator role. The event begins at 8am ET for me.&nbsp; I will be introducing Alberto Ferrari who will be speaking on "Excel 2013 Power Pivot in Action" which is a great self-service BI story.</p><p>This 24hop event will be in a different format.&nbsp; 12 hours of Live webcasts followed by 12 hours of on-demand webcasts from the previous 12 hours.&nbsp; All sessions will be available for viewing on Feb 11, 2013.&nbsp; There is also a new hashtag to follow on twitter - #PASS24hop.&nbsp; And there is a new website as well... <a href="http://www.24hoursofpass.com/">http://www.24hoursofpass.com/</a></p><p>I am excited about the event tomorrow and hope that you will join me to learn more about Business Analytics and ramp up for the PASS Business Analytic Conference being held in Chicago this April.&nbsp; Check out <a href="http://www.sqlpass.org">www.sqlpass.org</a> for more information.</p>Blog Posts from Prepping for Last Year's Summithttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2012/10/18/blog-posts-from-prepping-for-last-year-s-summit.aspxThu, 18 Oct 2012 10:58:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:45646RickHeiges<p>Last year, I had a series of blog posts that matched up with a webcast I did targeting First Timers to the PASS Summit 2011.&nbsp; Here is a link to the <a title="final blog post" href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/19/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-summary.aspx" target="_blank">final blog post</a> which is a summary&nbsp;of those posts and links to the main points in the series. A good deal of the information in those posts are still relevant.&nbsp; I am in the process of updating the webcast and will be presenting the information again this year on Oct 25, 2012 at 11am ET.&nbsp; There is a lot of great information out there for first timers that can be found <a title="here" href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2012/Connect/FirstTimers.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Hope to see you there!</p>Rick Review: SQLTeach - SQL345 - 10-Mar-2010 - Kimberly Tripphttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2012/02/15/rick-review-sqlteach-sql345-10-mar-2010-kimberly-tripp.aspxWed, 15 Feb 2012 05:17:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:41752RickHeiges<p>SQLTeach (Part of the DevTeach Conferences in Canada) has enjoyed success for many years.&nbsp; I enjoyed the opportunity to speak at&nbsp;and attend SQLTeach at various times over the years.&nbsp; Since SQLTeach is part of DevTeach, the "feel" of the event is very different from PASS or SQLRally or even a SQL Saturday where SQL is the primary focus.&nbsp; It does however afford an opportunity for me to understand the challenges of those who need to work with SQL either in a direct or indirect manner.&nbsp;&nbsp;SQLTeach / DevTeach&nbsp;records&nbsp;sessions and post them on the web for anyone to consume (login required, but&nbsp;a login may be created for FREE).&nbsp; Here is where I found this video: <a href="http://www.devteach.com/DevTeachVideo.aspx?NoVideo=45">http://www.devteach.com/DevTeachVideo.aspx?NoVideo=45</a></p><p>The session that I selected to review is by one of my favorite speakers, Kimberly Tripp.&nbsp; In this session, Kimberly once again simplifies&nbsp;a concept that is often treated as black magic.&nbsp; The session is entitled "Optimizing Procedural Code".&nbsp;&nbsp;This demo-heavy session covers many different options that are available to impact optimization.&nbsp; Do you know&nbsp;the various options&nbsp;to force out a cached plan?&nbsp;Is recompiling bad? What else can I control to help optimization?</p><p>Check this session out and consider attending the next SQLTeach/DevTeach (especially if you are already in Canada).&nbsp; </p><p>Enjoy!</p>